Replacement and desmoplastic histopathological growth patterns in cutaneous melanoma liver metastases: frequency, characteristics, and robust prognostic value

• Main Authors: Raymond Barnhill (Author), Pieter‐Jan vanDam (Author), Peter Vermeulen (Author), Gabriel Champenois (Author), André Nicolas (Author), Robert V Rawson (Author), James S Wilmott (Author), John F Thompson (Author), Georgina V Long (Author), Nathalie Cassoux (Author), Sergio Roman‐Roman (Author), Klaus J Busam (Author), Richard A Scolyer (Author), Alexander J Lazar (Author), Claire Lugassy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Among visceral metastatic sites, cutaneous melanoma (CM) metastasises initially to the liver in ~14-20% of cases. Liver metastases in CM patients are associated with both poor prognosis and poor response to immunotherapy. Histopathological growth patterns (HGPs) of liver metastases of the r...